He can’t feel pain. She feels as if her body is constantly on fire. A genetic link connects them both.
June 2017
Posted inLongreads News
Announcing New Writers and Expanded Coverage
A note on our recent work, and some exciting announcements for what’s up next on Longreads.
Posted inArts & Culture, Business & Tech, Unapologetic Women
Another Tech Casualty: Dating
“I’ve lived in Seattle for seven years, single most of them. The only thing that has changed is the increase in men I’d never want to go out on a date with.”
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
For Ordinary Syrians, Is Backing Assad the Only Option?
Sometimes the best choice is the devil you know.
Posted inCurrent Events, Longreads News
Garrett Graff Joins Longreads to Cover Border Patrol and Government Policy
Graff will cover border security and immigration, federal law enforcement, and the mechanics of how government works.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Canada’s Middle Class Is on the Brink of Ruin
A new breed of hard-working Canadians are living aspirational lifestyles that push them beyond their means, and their credit card debt threatens to overtake them, and the country.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
Curing My Flight Anxiety, One Book Tour at a Time
Novelist Jami Attenberg discovered a surprise antidote to the anxiety that plagued her each time she had to get on a plane to promote a book.
Posted inEditor's Pick
A Price Point that Would Guarantee Exclusivity
In Brooklyn, historically black Bedford-Stuyvesant has been experiencing rapid gentrification: “As a new order has emerged, the ghosts of the previous one are everywhere, but their echoes are getting smaller, snuffed out by the tides.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Great Self-Esteem Con
By now, the idea that positive self-esteem is necessary for success is more or less taken for granted. But what if it’s all based on very shaky, smartly packaged science?
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Donald Trump As Bad Contractor
Most people who have lived through a renovation know the hallmark of a bad contractor.